Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-01
FACTS ABOUT FISH.
The Distribution Of Shad Fry-Ameri.
can Fish in Foreign Waters.

can klSh In Foreign Waters,
The bulletin Of the United States fish commits
sion states on the authority Of Col. NJ. Mcdonald,
that the total distribution OF shad fry for the sea-
son OF 1886 amounted to over sc, OOO, OOO As the
entire number OF shad taken for market is some.
thing less than 6OOO, OOO it will be seen that for
every shad taken from the waters this season for
market, there have been artiflctally Matched and
returned to the waters fifteen young shad. AS
Stunning that the entire cost OF production and dis
tnbution has been $50 900 (and it will not exceed
this), the young fish have been produced and dis
tributed over the entire United States at rate OF
about S2l5 for Million or about fOrtysix fry for
cent Another interesting fact to note is that for
the entire time up to and including 1882 there were
produced 2OO. 1000 young shad; while for 1886
alone the total was over 900 This lndicstes
work may be regarded as profitable from q COM
merctal standpoint.
AMERICAN FISH ABROAD.
An extract from the last report of the yelling
ton and Wairarapa Accltmatizatfon society says
lea for the Ova OF the landlocked salmon the rain
bow or California trout, the wh1tefsh, and fresh
stock OF the brook trout. During 1880 and 1881
d. od e. the 0S 81 a
lanA. No results has yet been reported from these;
but the adult fish in the Of the Acclimatfza-
ton society have done remarkably well and pro.
duced a large quantity OF Ova, which, In spite OF
several mishaps, has resulted In about $500 fry
fS se1 s
thus replenish the stock of parent fish. num-
Der OF the American catfish were originally i'm
ported into Auckland from America In 1879 and
they are now abundant In st. Johns lake and other
waters Since 1875 nearly 10000 fry OF the CAL
1fOrnia salmon have been distributed to such 10
calitieS about the islands as seemed most suitable
for the accmatlzatiOn and growth OF this species.
Max Won dem Borne writes from Berneuchen.
Germany, on september q 1886, stating that on
that day he had caught $40 little catfish, which
were the young of those sent over by the q. 8.
dSh commission In July, 1885.
EDIBLE QUALITIES OF CARP.
The annual dinner of the American Carp Culture
association, whose headquarters is at A north 4th
street, Philadelphia, was held october IA. Con-
corning it the secretary states 'The caterer car
red out our instructions to the letter. and the re-
suit was that select party OF acknowledged cpl
cures not only tasted but ate several pounds OF
scription whatever. The verdict seemed to be
unanimous that carp raised and treated according
to the system prevailing In this region is first
class food fish, eXcelled only by the SdlnOnid8
and superior to the domestic trout. "After some
years OF experience we know that the flavor OF the
carp depends upon the quality OF the water they
are In and the quality Of the food they consume
for two three weeks prior to being served at the
table and also upon the method OF their death. II
they are taken directly from muddy pond and
allowed to smother and die lingering death, the
flavor Will certainly be tr1fle strong II, on the
other hand, they are taken from their ponds two
or three weeks before coming to the table, and
placed in clean water which undergOeS constant
change, and are fed on clean, cooked vegetable
TODD, almost any grain, or on bread, their flavor
will be second only to the salmon family certainly
fully equal to the far,famed shad; but they should
be killed by thorough bleeding Immediately upon
being taken from the water"
Bank of COvington KY, writes concerning the
game qualities OF carp, that as to the sport OF
catching them he has never seen their equal, as
after hooking one he has been as much as fifteen
minutes in getting 1t safely landed.